Bitten by a Camel

Leaving Church, Finding God

By: Kent Dobson

Narrated by: Kent Dobson

Kent Dobson climbed Mount Sinai in search of the God who had eluded him. Instead he got bitten by a camel. Dobson was climbing the ladder of Christianity, too: a worship leader, teacher, and ultimately senior pastor of one of the largest and most prominent churches in America. But he was growing disillusioned with the faith, at least inside the shell of organized religion.

©2017 Fortress Press (P)2017 Fortress Press

One of the best books on the current spiritual situation we find ourselves in.

As someone who grew up in the mainstream Christian Church in United States this book was very refreshing. Like many people, That have grown up in church, I have also been disillusioned the institution self and their certainty. Kent has a very down to earth and approachable way of writing. He is humble and honest and authentic. He is an inspiration. This book will inspire you. This book embraces both The experience of being in a religion and the experience of being disillusioned with a religion. It also does not take sides. The book is very balanced and will let you draw your own conclusions.

Honest and Excellent!!!

I was so sad when Kent Dobson resigned from Mars Hill in Michigan, but watching him grow throughout his time teaching there made his choice to move forward, understandable. I am grateful for all that I learned through him, and really pleased with his work in this book. He is right on target. :-)

This is my story as well!

Kent's story is my story; so I'm grateful for his courageous honesty to write such a memoir. I was raised an agnostic with no church upbringing. Then I became a follow of God at age of seventeen. My faith was pure, my doubts were pure, and I loved the tension of exploring such a God of mystery. But that all changed when I left home to study for the ministry and began my indoctrination into "church world" or evangelical fundamentalism. After 25 years of pastoring and having my questions suppressed, seeing behavior justified and blessed in the name of God, and having elder boards crucify me because I didn't always toe the party line, I said like an investor on the show "Shark Tank"...I'M OUT.!" I too have left "church world inc." and have found the purity of God again. How refreshing it has been to really know God again without the tenacles of the church choking off my thirst to know our great God. Thank you Kent for being a voice in the wilderness!!!

Love this book!

I love this book. It reflects so much of my own religious deconstruction. I would recommend this to anyone sincerely struggling with questions about God.

Amazing

Thank you so much for sharing its nice to hear I am not alone in my thinking

Once again thank you